SAN ANTONIO — Testimony in the trial of three former San Antonio police officers accused of fatally shooting 46-year-old Melissa Perez in June 2023 during a mental health emergency paused Monday afternoon after debate over whether the jury should see certain crime scene photos deemed too graphic by defense attorneys.

Crime scene investigator Yvonne Diaz, a civilian employee with the San Antonio Police Department, was called to the stand by prosecutors. She responded to the scene the night Perez was shot to collect evidence.

On Monday, she brought hundreds of photos and a video of the aftermath of the shooting at Perez's southwest-side apartment complex.

Before the jury could view the evidence, however, the defense raised objections to several of the images, arguing they were too di

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